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Aphasia and Mediocre Poetry

Too close for comfort?

Aphasia is a neurological disorder that affects speech comprehension and speech production. It has been suggested that aphasic speech and poetry bear some resemblance.

In a recent study, Albert-Jan. Roskam found that poems of mediocre quality and aphasic transcripts may be indistinguishable, especially for men.

[via Wordsalad]

This entry was posted by Stu on Tuesday, April 14, 2009 at 5:15 AM. You can skip to the end and leave a response.

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